Russell Zink was born in 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zink Jr. at Melville.
He married Cedy Wescom of Edmunds. They have 10 children: Peter, Dean, Jane, Jerome, Dan, Tom, Anthony, Mary T., Wayne and Robert.
The family lives on a farm near Melville.
The four older children are married and live in or near Carrington or Melville.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 88B